Moskva 5 rangefinder alignment

[Brian Legge]

So I've found the websites talking about the process but I'm missing something basic. 🙂

The first step is to remove the screw and the leatherette disc. I removed the screw but the disc was rather firmly stuck in place. Does this screw out or pop out?

I've used some liquid wrench to loosen it - it turns a bit now - but acts like it isn't threaded. Either it should pop out or I stripped a thread. 🙁

 

[Brian Legge]

Answer: it pops out.

Mine was terribly stuck. It looks like someone had put some glue of some sort down under the screw. I eventually pried it off, but not before removing the leatherette entirely from the cap and scraping the heck out of it.

Oh well, having a lens in focus beats the heck out of good aesthetics. 🙂